Intro

An overview of the Busroot platform.

Busroot is a production monitoring platform with the goal of providing accurate and real-time information regarding the status of all machines, processes and production orders on the shop-floor.

Busroot is designed to give a single view of manufacturing operations covering all shop-floor processes across multiple sites. Is it not limited to specific machine types, operations or manufacturing processes.

Busroot directly connects real-world actions and events to a data model that represents the current state-of-play for a manufacturing business.

This 'digital twin' of the shop-floor is used to inform better decisions for managers, supervisors and operators.

Automatic Data Capture

In order for Busroot to provide accurate information, a reliable connection to real-world activity must be maintained.

Manufacturing related actions and events are captured automatically via digital hardware (e.g. PLCs and IoT sensors) on the shop-floor, or via operators using interfaces such as tablets or barcode scanners.

IoT devices, including PLCs, provide Busroot with signals that correspond to real-world activity. Currently supported signals are:

• Production Cycle Complete (GOOD production)

• Production Cycle Complete (BAD production)

• SKU Changeover

• Productive Time

• Energy Consumption

• Fault Code

Care must be taken during onboard of manufacturing stations that data from physical processes is correctly matched to a signal type. Case studies and detailed information regarding each of these signal types is provided later in this documentation.

Operator Touch-points

For processes that are not suitable for automatic, sensor-based data capture, operators can provide data points via interfaces such as tablets and barcode scanners.

These interfaces can also be used to inform operators about current production orders and progress.